# tayo
## English
### Noun

tayo (plural tayos)
* A garment like an apron, worn by indigenous South Americans.

### Anagrams

* oaty, otay

## Classical Nahuatl
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈtáː.jo]

### Noun

tāyo (inanimate)
* (figurative) first-person plural inalienable possessive singular of ātl; (it is) our liquid; our blood; sperm.

## Pali
### Alternative forms

* 𑀢𑀬𑁄 (Brahmi script)
* तयो (Devanagari script)
* তযো (Bengali script)
* තයො (Sinhalese script)
* တယော or တယေႃ (Burmese script)
* ตโย or ตะโย (Thai script)
* ᨲᨿᩮᩣ (Tai Tham script)
* ຕໂຍ or ຕະໂຍ or ຕະໂຢ (Lao script)
* តយោ (Khmer script)
* 𑄖𑄠𑄮 (Chakma script)

### Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit त्रयः (tráyaḥ).

### Numeral

tayo
* nominative/accusative masculine of ti (“three”)

## Tagalog
### Etymology 1

Possibly from kata +‎ *-yo (cf. kayo/ninyo), with omission of the initial ka-. Compare Ilocano datayo (data +‎ -yo), Pangasinan sikatayo (sikata +‎ yo), Kapampangan tamu (ta +‎ mu), and Tausug taniyu (ta +‎ niyu).

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈtajo/ [ˈt̪aː.jo]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ajo
* Syllabification: ta‧yo

#### Pronoun

tayo (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜌᜓ)
* we; us (inclusive of the person spoken to)
    Kain tayo! ― Let us eat!

##### Alternative forms

* tayis — gay slang

##### Derived terms

* pantayo-tayo
* tana
* tara
* tayo na
* tayo-tayo

##### See also

| Person | Number | Direct (ang) | Indirect (ng) | Oblique (sa) |
| First | singular | ako | ko | akin |
| First | dual$^1$ | kita, kata | nita, nata, ta | kanita, kanata, ata |
| First | plural inclusive | tayo | natin | atin |
| First | plural exclusive | kami | namin | amin |
| First & Second | singular | kita$^2$ | kita$^2$ | |
| Second | singular | ikaw, ka | mo | iyo |
| Second | plural | kayo, kamo | ninyo, niyo | inyo |
| Third | singular | siya | niya | kaniya |
| Third | plural | sila | nila | kanila |
| $^1$ First person dual pronouns are not commonly used in Standard Tagalog. $^2$ Replaces ko ikaw. |||||

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /taˈjoʔ/ [t̪ɐˈjoʔ]
* Rhymes: -oʔ
* Syllabification: ta‧yo

#### Noun

tayô (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜌᜓ)
* act of standing (on one's feet)
    Synonyms: pagtayo, tindig, pagtindig
* standing position (of a person)
    Synonym: pagkakatayo
* act of erecting something (a building, statue, etc.)
    Synonyms: pagtatayo, tirik, pagtitirik
* act of organizing or founding
    Synonyms: tatag, pagtatatag
* status; condition (of one's project, health, etc.)
    Synonyms: lagay, kalagayan
* position; duty (in an office)
    Synonyms: tungkulin, trabaho
* rank; state
    Synonyms: estado, kalagayan
* site; location; position
    Synonyms: puwesto, lagay, posisyon, lugar, kinatatayuan
* standpoint; stand (on an issue)
    Synonyms: kinatatayuan, kinaroroonan

##### Derived terms

* ipagpatayo
* itayo
* katayuan
* kinatatayuan
* magpatayo
* magpatayo-tayo
* magtayo
* nakatayo
* pagtatayo
* pagtayo
* patayo
* patayuan
* tayuan
* tumayo
* tumayo sa sariling mga paa
* tumayo-tayo

#### Verb

tayô (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜌᜓ)
* immediate imperative mood of tumayo

### References

* ↑ Liao, Hsiu-chuan. (2006) A Typology of First Person Dual Pronouns in Philippine Languages and Their Reconstructibility, The Tenth International Conference on Austronesian Linguistics.

### Further reading

* “tayo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018